Adinah Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Hi. I'm wondering if someone in the group can help me with an image. The black bckgrnd is not completely even. I can't seem to correct it without messing up the entire image. I've given up. Losing my mind. Anyone? Please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Hi Adinah, do you mean it's uneven on your screen? Or in print? Or both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adinah Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 On my screen in Ps. It would be noticeable in print as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Yep, we can definitely fix this. Can you tell me if you edited this in Photoshop, or only Lightroom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adinah Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 Basic adjustment/pre set in LR then PS. Sitting in PS now as it is above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 That's excellent. May I see a screenshot, so I can see your layers panel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adinah Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 The problem with that is.. I did not save a psd file prior to the point of realizing it was this way. I thought i was done with it. Then realized..not when i reopened it. So..yeah..I messed that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 ALWAYS save PSDs. Even if you keep absolutely no other files, always save PSDs. https://www.damiensymonds.net/2010/02/trash-those-jpegs.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adinah Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 Sounds smart. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Anyway, we'll just have to do our best to fix it as is. Here's what you need to do: First, add a Solid Color layer. Enter 15 for the R, G and B values: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 After you've made that layer, immediately hide it by inverting the mask. Then add a Levels layer above that. Change the white slider from 255 to about 30: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 This will make the whole photo crazy washed out, but importantly, it will give you a very clear view of where the flaws are in the background. Return to the Color Fill layer, and with a white brush (100% opacity) very carefully paint over those flawed areas until they disappear entirely. Once you've finished, turn off the Levels layer, so you're viewing the photo in its normal state again. Turn the Color Fill layer off and on a few times to make sure you haven't accidentally painted over the baby in any places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 17 minutes ago, Damien Symonds said: Once you've finished, turn off the Levels layer, so you're viewing the photo in its normal state again. Turn the Color Fill layer off and on a few times to make sure you haven't accidentally painted over the baby in any places. Be very thorough with this checking process. When I tried this fix, I found I very easily messed up the fingers a bit. So I had to zoom in and fix it very carefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adinah Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 Oh Gd. Thanks so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 I look forward to seeing the outcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adinah Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 Here is what i have managed to do. But you can see where it is still on dads arm and a bit on moms. Are you able to check it? I can't figure out how to fix this. Can i pay you to fix it?! I sent the psd file to you via email. Not sure if it went through or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Then I'm really sorry You'll have to start again from the raw file Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Make sure you process it in 16-bit, not the usual 8-bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Do just the raw processing part, then show me the photo. We'll discuss the approach from there, we'll take it very carefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 @Adinah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adinah Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 Hi. Honestly, i haven't had time to redo it. I do accounting 8-10hrs a day. So by the time i have a moment to work on my business/editing my brain is fried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Lol, yeah, that'd do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adinah Posted March 13, 2018 Author Share Posted March 13, 2018 At last..i re did it. Let me know what you think. Thanks for your help as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Yep, that seems better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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